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NEWPORT – Rabbi Marc Mandel of the Touro Synagogue introduced me to the minyan as “Mike, a reporter.”  I felt a bit like Clark Kent on an assignment for the Daily Planet.  … more
Richard Kodner has been hired as the next director of Camp JORI in Wakefield. The announcement was made in a letter to parents Oct. 14. Kodner comes to JORI from the St. Louis area, where he … more
BY  (Kveller via JTA) – At my daughter’s recent Bat Mitzvah, hundreds of people spread out to form a large circle and, together, carefully hold a completely unrolled Torah … more
(Kveller via JTA) – I didn’t grow up in a very religious home. That said, my parents gave me the option to attend Hebrew school and have a Bat mitzvah.   My friends were … more
JNS.ORG   JERUSALEM – Dozens of orphans of fallen Israeli soldiers, and the son of an American serviceman who died in Afghanistan, celebrated their bar and bat mitzvahs in … more
I remember it like it was yesterday, watching my 74-year-old father lying in a hospital bed, totally incapacitated as the result of a stroke. Breathing was the only thing he was able to manage … more
A little bird told me that there has been a mild level of confusion in pockets of Rhode Island’s Jewish community for the past few months. This confusion, from what I understand, stemmed from … more
Are you going to participate in the Jewish community reading program? This new initiative encourages members of the greater Rhode Island Jewish community to read a single book of his/her choice in … more
Gratitude. That’s the word I most often associate with the holiday of Sukkot , and this year there was something else, something enormous, to be thankful for:  After seven years of … more
A recreational pickleball league is making its debut at the Dwares Jewish Community Center’s fitness center this winter. Pickleball is a relatively new sport that combines elements of … more
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